Renata Kawepo

Renata Tama-ki-Hikurangi Kawepo (? 14 April 1888) was a New Zealand ngati te upokoiri and ngati kahungunu leader, missionary. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngai Te Upokoiri and Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Taumata-o-he Pa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. He established St John's Church at Omahu.[1] A memorial for him and those who died with him in battle was placed in the cemetery of St John's Church by the Government in 1928.[2]

Renata Kawepo in the 1880s
Church of St John at Omahu, Hawke's Bay

References

  1. Parsons, Angela Ballara and Patrick. "Renata Tama-ki-Hikurangi Kawepo". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Renata Kawepo NZ Wars memorial". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.


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